HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry dropped 11 strokes to par on the first eight holes and shot a/an 16-over 86 on Friday to finish last in the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic.The Golden State Warriors star, making his second appearance in the...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Members of the University of Maryland athletic staff have been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of a review of the death of football player Jordan McNair in June.The statement Friday night comes after...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will make his Los Angeles Lakers debut at Portland on Oct. 18 and play before home fans for the first time two days later.The Lakers will host Houston on Oct. 20 at Staples Center.The NBA released its complete...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has landed on the disabled list with an inflamed right wrist, something the Los Angeles Angels had hoped to avoid.The move announced Friday is retroactive to Monday, when Trout received a cortisone injection in...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An Olympic skier and a professional snowboarder have teamed up to open a coffee shop near Lake Tahoe.Olympic skier Travis Ganong and snowboarder Ralph Backstrom recently opened Pacific Crest Coffee in Truckee.Backstrom told...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has landed on the disabled list with an inflamed right wrist, something the Los Angeles Angels had hoped to avoid.The move announced Friday is retroactive to Monday, when Trout received a cortisone injection in...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will make his Los Angeles Lakers debut at Portland on Oct. 18 and play before home fans for the first time two days later.The Lakers will host Houston on Oct. 20 at Staples Center.The NBA released its complete...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch sat during the national anthem.Lynch declined to stand for the anthem before the exhibition opener against the Detroit Lions on Friday night. Lynch also sat for the anthem all of...

NEW YORK (AP) — A minor league infielder for the San Diego Padres has been given a 50-game drug suspension.Diego Goris of Triple-A El Paso was penalized Friday by the commissioner's office. He was suspended after a second positive test for a drug...

California transfer Demetris Robertson is eligible to play this season for Georgia after being granted a waiver by the NCAA.Georgia athletic spokesman Claude Felton confirmed Friday that the NCAA OK'd the schools request for a waiver. NCAA rules...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and backup running back Matt Breida both separated their shoulders in the exhibition opener and will miss the rest of the preseason.Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that he...

California transfer Demetris Robertson is eligible to play this season for Georgia after being granted a waiver by the NCAA.Georgia athletic spokesman Claude Felton confirmed Friday that the NCAA OK'd the schools request for a waiver. NCAA rules...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch sat during the national anthem.Lynch declined to stand for the anthem before the exhibition opener against the Detroit Lions on Friday night. Lynch also sat for the anthem all of...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and backup running back Matt Breida both separated their shoulders in the exhibition opener and will miss the rest of the preseason.Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that he...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in California.The 46-year-old acknowledged in a San Diego courtroom Friday that he possessed about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of cocaine with intent...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is once again lashing out at football players who refuse to stand for the national anthem.Trump claimed on Twitter Friday that "most of them are unable to define" what they're demonstrating...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilton Speight does not fit the mold of the dual-threat quarterbacks Chip Kelly coached at Oregon.In his three seasons at Michigan, the 6-foot-2, 232-pound Speight's longest run was a 17-yard scamper in the 2016 Orange Bowl.But...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama school system has placed a prep football coach on leave after players were videotaped beating a teammate in a locker room.The action announced Wednesday against Davidson High School coach Fred Riley was effective...

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a college basketball coach threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist who knocked on his car window thinking it was his Uber ride.Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent safety Quincy Mauger.The Raiders waived long snapper Drew Scott on Thursday to make room on the roster.Mauger spent last season on injured reserve with a knee injury in Atlanta...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former UFC champion Mark Coleman says he's among the victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor who's been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 former students.Coleman released a statement Thursday saying he wants...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former Milwaukee television reporter has reached a plea deal for punching a reporter from another station at a Brewers baseball game.Former WITI-TV reporter Adair "A.J." Bayatpour would avoid a felony record under the deferred...

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry rallied with three birdies to shoot a 1-over 71 on Thursday in the first round of the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic.Making his second appearance in the $600,000 event at TPC Stonebrae, the Golden State...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Attorney General's Office says a decision to cut four sports at the University of New Mexico violated the state's open meetings law and could be invalid.The Albuquerque Journal reports Hector Balderas'...

MIAMI (AP) — An appeals court has ruled that Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona can pursue a lawsuit against his ex-wife claiming she misappropriated some of his money to buy Florida real estate.The state 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled...

Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2018. There are 144 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On August 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation's 38th chief executive as President Richard...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on reforms adopted Wednesday by the NCAA (all times local):1:15 p.m.The NCAA is adopting changes it hopes will improve its enforcement process when handling cases of rules violations.The policies adopted by the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Students at six schools in South Carolina will get to leave early thanks to Beyonce and Jay-Z.Officials with the Richland 1 School District said expected heavy traffic from a Columbia concert starring the two entertainers...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Faye Spanos, the wife of Los Angeles Chargers owner Alex Spanos, has died. She was 92.Faye Spanos died late Tuesday night of undisclosed causes.She married Alex Spanos in 1948, and they raised four children in Stockton,...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals fans can reap a reward while expanding their waistlines watching football this season.University of Phoenix Stadium will serve the seven-pound (3 kilograms) Gridiron Burger for $75. It features five 1/3...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been fired after being accused of using excessive force against a 19-year-old basketball player.Interim Jackson Police Chief Anthony Moore said officer Vincent Lampkin was fired after an...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Police have accused an upstate New York man of vandalizing a historic fountain that dates back nearly 150 years.The Saratoga Springs Police Department says a 30-year-old man who lives in the city was charged Tuesday...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will honor former tight end Dwight Clark with a season-long celebration of his life that will include unveiling a statue of "The Catch."Clark died in June at age 61. He suffered from ALS.All...